How the Contemporary Art World Develops: AI and Its Relationship with Tradition

Parker Calvert, NYC Culture Club Gallery Director, Photographer – Moderator

Leon Zhan, Painter, Currator

Michela Roman, Sculptor, Draftsman, Professor

Zeehan Wazed, Painter, Digital Artist

A conversation examining how advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping contemporary artistic practice while prompting renewed consideration of authorship, intention, and the value of making. Drawing on perspectives across sculpture, painting, curating, and digital art, the discussion reflected on the relationship between emerging technologies and long-standing artistic traditions, considering how innovation and craftsmanship continue to inform one another.